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Candace Goodson
1,784 PointsFullstack Techdegree Content/prereqs?
Hey Guys! I'm new to treehouse and just had a few questions before I got started.
Do I need to do the front end tech degree as a pre req to the full stack? I only ask because that is the set up on Udacity's site for their nanodegrees. I did their intro to programming and have taken a couple intro programming colleges back in college a few years ago but wanted to make sure I'm not getting too ahead of myself.
Also, are lessons on pointers, data structures and algorithms included in this tech degree? My brother actually has a CS degree and is a software engineer and mentioned those as some of the concepts I should get exposed to at some point.
I would like to have knowledge of another server side language, so I plan on doing the PHP following the fullstack tech to help set me up better for a job. Do you think that'd be completely necessary?
3 Answers
Jay Padzensky
4,731 PointsHey Candace!
Welcome aboard. The Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree is a standalone program, so you do not need to have attempted the Front End TD beforehand. Knowledge of HTML and CSS can be a benefit, but again, the program is designed to introduce novice programmers to JavaScript and move towards being job ready.
Here's the curriculum for the FSJS Techdegree. You can see each of the topics explored during the program. We do not have algorithms, pointers, or data structures included with FSJS.
I hope this helps some. If you have additional account or site related questions, you can reply here or email Support at help@teamtreehouse.com. Best of luck on your journey and thank you for letting us accompany you on it.
Candace Goodson
1,784 PointsGreat! That makes full stack with you guys an easier decision. I think it would've taken longer to get through both front end and full stack degrees on udacity. Do you have any courses for the pointers, data structures and algorithms at all on treehouse? If not, I'll just use my brother's text books and google hahaha
Jay Padzensky
4,731 PointsNot to my knowledge. You could poke around the library, however. I know we have a Java Data Structures course, but I imagine it's the wrong language :)
Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Pointsfreecodecamp.com has a lot of algorithm challenges if you can't find any here :-)
Candace Goodson
1,784 PointsThank you!!! I'll check them out!